Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the North Carolina White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 31.07%. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Havelock city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (49.44%), followed by Hope Mills town (41.88%), and Archdale city (41.58%).

The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021

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Hope Mills town

Archdale city

Clayton town

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Fayetteville city

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Havelock city	49.44
2	Hope Mills town	41.88
3	Archdale city	41.58
4	Clayton town	41.33
5	Spring Lake town	41.24
6	Fayetteville city	39.78
7	Anderson Creek CDP	39.42
8	New Bern city	39.33
9	Piney Green CDP	39.30
10	Jacksonville city	39.27
11	Goldsboro city	39.09
12	Henderson city	38.57
13	Albemarle city	37.92
14	Newton city	36.72
15	Asheboro city	36.37
16	Kannapolis city	36.14
17	Mount Airy city	36.01
18	Mebane city	35.77
19	Spout Springs CDP	35.67
20	Lumberton city	35.59
21	Lincolnton city	35.45
22	Mint Hill town	35.18
23	Elizabeth City city	35.12
23	Murraysville CDP	35.12
24	Winterville town	34.49
25	Hendersonville city	34.47
26	Laurinburg city	34.31
27	Shelby city	34.13
28	Thomasville city	34.09
29	Roanoke Rapids city	33.85
30	Eden city	33.66
30	Gastonia city	33.66
31	Kinston city	33.48
32	Lenoir city	33.28
33	Leland town	33.24
34	Myrtle Grove CDP	33.20
35	Mount Holly city	32.95
36	Graham city	32.82
37	Mooresville town	32.69
38	Rocky Mount city	32.42
39	Harrisburg town	32.36
40	Kernersville town	32.30
41	Salisbury city	31.81
42	Statesville city	31.73
43	Burlington city	31.64
44	Waynesville town	31.56
45	Indian Trail town	31.47
46	Sanford city	31.16
47	Lewisville town	31.08
48	Hickory city	30.83
49	Knightdale town	30.30
50	Wilmington city	30.26
51	Monroe city	30.11
52	Wake Forest town	29.92
53	Concord city	29.85
54	Belmont city	29.76
55	Clemmons village	29.64
56	Pineville town	29.61
57	Cornelius town	29.54
58	Garner town	29.30
59	Stallings town	29.20
60	Fuquay-Varina town	29.19
61	Morganton city	29.10
62	Greenville city	28.80
63	Smithfield town	28.56
64	Boone town	28.40
65	Lexington city	28.30
66	Wilson city	28.20
67	Waxhaw town	27.88
68	Reidsville city	27.17
69	Huntersville town	27.08
70	High Point city	26.95
71	Greensboro city	26.90
72	Kings Mountain city	26.60
73	Apex town	26.53
74	Winston-Salem city	26.45
75	Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	26.36
76	Matthews town	25.90
77	Elon town	25.31
78	Southern Pines town	25.28
79	Summerfield town	24.39
80	Pinehurst village	24.29
81	Asheville city	24.07
82	Weddington town	23.57
83	Holly Springs town	23.53
84	Charlotte city	23.40
85	Tarboro town	23.10
86	Morrisville town	21.68
87	Cary town	21.49
88	Raleigh city	21.43
89	Durham city	17.61
90	Davidson town	15.22
91	Carrboro town	13.28
92	Chapel Hill town	11.04